Rail joint



May 6 1924.

M BACEKOVICH RAIL JOINT Filed Jan. 5, 1924 FIG. 1

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UNITED STATES Mar, BAcnKovIcH, OF

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' nan; J011\TT Application filed January 3, 1924. Serial 1105684 218. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, MAT BAcEKovIcH, a

citizen of Yugoslavia, residing at Sabraton, in the county of Monongalia and. State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

I This invention relates to certain'n'ew and useful improvements in rail joints and has for its primary object to provide a special type of joint chairwherein the adjacent ends of .the meeting rail webs and base flanges are cut away and spaced from each 'otlre1by;the provision of an intervening integral block carried by the joint chair with the heads of the adjacent ends of the rails supported upon the upper side of the block. blVith' the above generalobjects in view and others that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same, consists of thenovel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed,

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a rail joint constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same showing the removable splice bar bolted in position,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the joint chair,

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line IVIV of Fig. 1,

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 1 showing the head of the rail bolted to the chair block,

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line VI-VI of Fig. 1, showing the interlocking connection between the removable splice bar and the joint chair, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the removable splice bar.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, the reference numerals 1 designate the meeting ends of rails supported in a joint chair, each rail embodying a tread 2, web 3 and a base 4. The ends of the web and base portion 4 of each rail are cut away as at 5 to provide an overhanging tread portion 2*.

The joint chair includes a base plate 8 carrying one integralzsplice bar 9 of alength to extend over the meeting ends of the rails 1 and a second integral splice bar section 10 of a length to extend over the end of one of the: rails.- The basefplate 8 and integral splice bars 9;and 10 'carry an integral intermediate'block l-lthat spaces the adjacent ends ofthevrailwebs and base flanges 3 and 1 with the overhanging portions 2 of the rail'ztreads supportedonthe upper side of the block 11 as illustrated. The base plate 8 opposite the endofthe splice bar 9 spaced from the short 'splicebar section 10, carries an undercut flange 12 to receive the removable splice bar 13 having a beveled lower edge 14 interlocked with the undercut flange 12 while the forward end of the vertical portion of thesplice bar 13 is beveled as at 15 to be received in the cutaway portion 16 of the block 11.1

I One of the rails 1 is positioned-between the integral splice bars 9 and 10 while the other rail end may be laterally positioned adjacent the single splice bar 9 with the webs and base flanges of the meeting rail ends abutting the opposite sides of the central block 11 and with the rail tread portions 2* overlying the block as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The removable splice bar section 13 is then placed in position as shown in Fig. 4 and the meeting rail ends are anchored in the joint chair by the cross pins 17 passing through threaded openings 18 in the splice bar 18 and engaging the adjacent rail web. The joint chair is secured to the tie 19 by fastening devices passin through openings 20in the base plate 8, an

a further anchoring means for the joint chair includes the pins 21 passing downwardly through openings 22 provided in the block 11 as shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6, the pins being driven downwardly into the supporting tie 19 so that the upper ends of the pins are substantially flush with the upper surface of the block 11. With the chair anchored in position as shown in Fig. 5, the projecting tread portions 2 of the rails overlie and are supported on the block when the rails are positioned in the chair to protect the anchoring pins 21.

While there is herein shown and de scribed the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a rail joint of'the class described,

meeting rail ends, a joint chair supporting the same, integral splice bars and a removable splice bar section cooperating with the chair and rail ends, the removable splice bar section having an interlocking connection with the joint chair, and a central block intermediate the ends of one of the integral splice bars with which the removable splice bar is engaged.

2. In a rail joint of the cl'assdescribed, meeting rail ends, a joint chair supporting the same, integral splice bars and a removable splice bar section cooperating with the chair and rail ends, the removable splice bar section having an interlocking connection with the joint chair, a central block intermediate the ends of one ofthe integral splice bars with which the removable splice bar is engaged, and the web and base portions of the rail ends being cut away to prov-ide overhanging tread portions supported on the block.

3. In a rail joint of the class described, meeting rail ends, a joint chair supporting the same. integral splice bars and a removable splice bar section cooperating with the chair and rail ends, the removable splice bar section having an interlocking connection with the oint chair, a, central block intermediate the ends of one of the integral splice bars with which the removable splice bar is engaged, the web and base portions of the rail ends being cut away to provide overhanging tread portions supported on the block, and fastening pins passing downwardly through the block and beneath the overhanging tread portions and entering the supporting tie for the rail.

4L. In a rail joint of the class described, meeting rail "ends, a joint chair supporting the same, integral splice bars and a removable splice bar section cooperating with? the chair and rail ends, the removable splice bar section having an interlocking connection with the joint chair, a central block intermediate the ends of one of the integral splice bars with which the removable splice bar is engaged, the web and base portions of the rail'en'ds being cut away to provide overhanging tread portions supported on the block, said block havingperpendicular openings therein, and anchoring means for the chair including pins inserted in the block openings and driven in a supporting tie with the upper ends of the pins substantially flush with the upper surface of theblock.

In testimony whereof I aliix by si nature.

MAT BACEKO 10H. 

